Classic Encounters - Scotland vs England 1971

lol.....such a different game to nowadays! great thanks RD

Go scotland!

Brilliant stuff, classic side burns, and the players look normal sized not some genetic mutations.More Bill Mclaren please, especially the "look at quinell, he's like a rampaging hippopotamus down the wing there"or words to that effect :)BossHogg

Just awesome.

Very different game, the ball, the line-out, the scoring, the athleticism...EVERYTHING>

Number 6 in the blue navy jersey was Nairn Macewan, who came to Rovigo, Italy, in the beginning of the 80's to coach our team.

England must have the most arch-rivals of all the teams

I like the way the scrum goes down despite the fact the ball is no where near! Anyone else enjoy the lineouts more when there was no lifting? Gave both teams a bit more of a chance at it..

Ahhhhh... International Rugby shirts with collars - those were the days!

the scoring is so complicated lol, i think it was 3 points for a try, dunno bout the conversions and penalties though =S

@ Anonymous:3 pts for Try, penalty and drop goal. 2 pts for conversion.Great to see the old stuff again. Still with the winger throwing into the lineout!

"iain said... I like the way the scrum goes down despite the fact the ball is no where near! Anyone else enjoy the lineouts more when there was no lifting? Gave both teams a bit more of a chance at it.."Heeeeeeeeelll no! lifting is the way for me....well being lifted....lol! I love it, launch me up there and ill get the ball! I think lineouts nowadays are great they require skill in timing and also trickery....also gives you another reason to take the piss out of a prop afterwards... _ when he doesnt lift you cos "I thought it was going somewhere else!"

back in the day when you could still ruck.england ran with the ball more in that one match than in the past 20 years combined.

I enjoyed it so much my toes are still tingling! This is real old fashioned rugby, beautifull to watch. Did you see how they pass the ball - not spinning it, trying to kill their mates with it?Piet Burger

England's first try is pure class !Great game. It'd be good to see some more classic 5 nations up here. Particularly with the great Bill Mclaren

I have to agree englands first try is awesome! This was back in the day, when they were a running team! and the all blacks played boring defensive rugby...30 years later and completely the other way round! i think its 4 points a try and 2 points a kick! and a drop goal is 1 point... i have no idea why rugby changed to 5 points and 3? why two penalties is worth more than a try?? Does it encourage less penalties? and why are drop goals worth 3 points? they should still be 1, and used only to break tied games...not decide games!!! still great vid!

England's first try is one of the best i've ever seen!Love seeing the no.8 kick the ball. Classic

isnt the commentry brilliant? :D

the first play was one of the best tries i have seen . great play from every player that got the ball . go england .

@G-unit even though the scores are put up on the video and are easy to see somehow you have a completely wrong idea of the scoring in this game. After England score the first try it says Eng 3 Scot 0, so how does that make a try worth 4? A drop kick was never worth one in Union, it was worth 4 until 1948 and has been 3 ever since. After Scotland get a drop goal their score goes from 5 to 8. Like Tanqueray says, at this point in history it's try 3, conversion 2, penalty or drop goal 3. Tries went to 4 in '72 and 5 in '92.

Wow , great to see this ,i wasnt born yet. The modern game is so different. Better i think with the lineouts and the scoring for sure. The way the refs let the game flow is nicer. except for that blatant obstruction for Englands firts try lol, but what a brilliant try it was. Tackling has definately stepped up too.. generally.